Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Mining and Steel sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.16% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976), which rose 13.72% or 276.0 points to trade at 2288.0 at the close. Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269) added 8.96% or 505.0 points to end at 6143.0 and Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) was up 6.06% or 64.0 points to 1120.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (T:2501), which lost 5.19% or 160.0 points to trade at 2920.0 in late trade. Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (T:4506) declined 4.82% or 93.0 points to end at 1837.0 and Nippon Meat Packers, Inc. (T:2282) shed 4.79% or 225.0 points to 4470.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1968 to 1411 and 191 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.20% to 14.77 a new 3-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.20% or 0.14 to $71.50 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.04% or 0.03 to hit $77.50 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.10% or 1.30 to trade at $1323.60 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.06% to 109.32, while EUR/JPY fell 0.05% to 130.34.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 92.52.